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Outline• Introduction• Part I. Leonardo and Lisa• A. Da Vinci as a painter• B. Who is Mona?• C. Leonardo brings Lisa to France• Part II. Lisa’s journey through time• A. From the Loire Valley to Paris• B. A thief brings Lisa back to Florence• C. Mona Lisa nowadays• Conclusion• References
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Introduction
Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world; from the beginning, it was much admired and copied
Here is a presentation of the painting and the travels of Mona between Italy and France from the Renaissance (16th century) to nowadays
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A. Da Vinci as a painter
Leonardo born in 1452, in Vinci, near Florence Son of a wealthy Florentine notary, he was
handsome, persuasive and curious In 1466, apprenticed to Verrocchio His first large painting: “
The adoration of the Magi” (1481, Uffizi) His two most famous paintings are Mona Lisa
and the Last Supper (1498, Milan)
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B. Who is Mona?
A woman dressed in the Florentine fashion of her day and seated in a visionary, mountainous landscape
The Mona Lisa's enigmatic expression, which seems both alluring and aloof, has given the portrait universal fame
From the beginning it was greatly admired and much copied, and it came to be considered the prototype of the Renaissance portrait
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Mona Lisa (1479-1528), also known as La Gioconda,
the wife of Francesco del
Giocondo; 1503-06; Oil on wood,
77 x 53 cm; Musee du
Louvre, Paris
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C. Leonardo brings Lisa to France
In 1516, Leonardo accepted an invitation of Francis I of France to settle at the castle of manor house Clos Lucé (also called "Cloux") next to the king's residence at Amboise
Here the old master was left entirely free to pursue his own researches until his death in 1519
Leonardo notably designed the plan for Chambord, but he died before construction began
When Leonardo left Italy, he brought Mona Lisa with him
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A. From the Loire Valley to Paris
After the death of Leonardo, Francis I bought Mona Lisa for his castle in the city of Amboise
Louis XIV made the painting part of his private collection in the magnificent palace of Versailles
Later, Napoleon kept Mona Lisa hung up in his bedroom until he was defeated and went into exile
Since 1804, the world’s most renowned piece of art is housed in the Louvre
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B. A thief brings Lisa back to Florence
One morning of August 1911, Mona Lisa was not hanging in its original placing in the Louvre
A former employee, Vincenzo Perugia, was caught when he tried to sell the portrait in Florence 2 years later
Perugia claimed it was an act of patriotism: he wanted the Mona Lisa to be back in its country of origin
On January 4, 1914, after a triumphal tour through Italy, Mona was ceremoniously restored to her place in the Louvre
Having occupied the front pages of all the newspapers and gazettes around the world for more than two years, Mona Lisa became more famous than ever
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C. Mona Lisa nowadays
During World War II the painting was again removed from the Louvre and brought to safety
In 1956, the lower part of the painting was severely damaged after an acid attack. Several months later someone threw a stone at it. It is now covered by security glass
In April 2005, the painting was moved, within the Louvre, to a new home in the museum's Salle des Etats
It is displayed in a purpose-built, climate-controlled enclosure behind unbreakable, non-reflective glass
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Conclusion
Mona Lisa is the most romanticized, celebrated, and reproduced painting in the world
Lisa is famous because of Leonardo, of his genius and of his technique (sfumato)
She is also famous for her enigmatic smile, the uncertainty of her identity. Lisa looks alive. She seems to look at us and to have a mind of her own
Finally, she became worldwide famous in 1911 as all the newspapers of the world were taking about her disappearance
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References http://www.abcgallery.com/L/leonardo/leonardo.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Vinci http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/vinci/joconde http://www1.pu.edu.tw/~bmon/MyTexts.htm#Mona http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/leonardo http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/
mona_nav/main_monafrm.html http://www.mnstate.edu/gracyk/courses/web
%20publishing/Vasari_daVinci.htm http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/
mona_nav/mnav_level_1/timeline_monafrm.html